Post by bagger015 on Mar 20, 2007 18:15:10 GMT -5
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Just For Today
March 18 The Full Message
"There is a special feeling for addicts when they discover that there
are other people who share their difficulties, past and present."
Basic Text p. 53
The wealth of our recovery is too good to keep to ourselves. Some of us
believe that when we talk in meetings, we should "remember the
newcomer" and always try to carry a positive message. But sometimes
the most positive message we can carry is that we are going through
difficult times in our recovery and are staying clean in spite of them!
Yes, it's gratifying to send out a strong message of hope to our newer
members. After all, no one likes a whiner. But distressing things happen,
and life on life's terms can send shock waves even through the recovery
of long-time members of Narcotics Anonymous. If we are equipped with
the tools of the program, we can walk through such turmoil and stay clean
to tell the tale.
Recovery doesn't happen all at once; it is an ongoing process, sometimes a
struggle. When we dilute the fullness of our message by neglecting to
share about the tough times we may walk through on our journey, we fail
to allow newcomers the chance to see that they, too, can stay clean, no
matter what. If we share the full message of our recovery, we may not
know who benefits, but we can be sure someone will.
Just for today: I will honestly share both the good times and the
difficult times of my recovery. I will remember that my experience
in walking through adversity may benefit another member.
Just For Today Daily Meditation is the property of Narcotics Anonymous ©
1991 by World Service Office Inc.
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Just For Today
March 18 The Full Message
"There is a special feeling for addicts when they discover that there
are other people who share their difficulties, past and present."
Basic Text p. 53
The wealth of our recovery is too good to keep to ourselves. Some of us
believe that when we talk in meetings, we should "remember the
newcomer" and always try to carry a positive message. But sometimes
the most positive message we can carry is that we are going through
difficult times in our recovery and are staying clean in spite of them!
Yes, it's gratifying to send out a strong message of hope to our newer
members. After all, no one likes a whiner. But distressing things happen,
and life on life's terms can send shock waves even through the recovery
of long-time members of Narcotics Anonymous. If we are equipped with
the tools of the program, we can walk through such turmoil and stay clean
to tell the tale.
Recovery doesn't happen all at once; it is an ongoing process, sometimes a
struggle. When we dilute the fullness of our message by neglecting to
share about the tough times we may walk through on our journey, we fail
to allow newcomers the chance to see that they, too, can stay clean, no
matter what. If we share the full message of our recovery, we may not
know who benefits, but we can be sure someone will.
Just for today: I will honestly share both the good times and the
difficult times of my recovery. I will remember that my experience
in walking through adversity may benefit another member.
Just For Today Daily Meditation is the property of Narcotics Anonymous ©
1991 by World Service Office Inc.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Get Involved In Service*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
. I will be back looking for Lin and others.